Lilburn school wins $70K grand prize for video contest

St. John Neumann Regional Catholic School in Lilburn has won a $70,000 prize for its entry in the “Symantec Dollars for Desktops” video contest.

The prize includes 62 new Dell computers with Microsoft programs and Symantec software. Windows 7 compatible hardware was also part of the award, among other items.

The winning video was written and produced by the school’s technology teacher, Allisan Mintz. The video demonstrated how and why the school would benefit by migrating to Windows 7.

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